Telegram-herald., 1887-07-14
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roetet sslal- ia tiiel -lge 81 lse- -
seasts eascs GA laa physical eoIal.s-ea.
F1.soo nlay - takea lato to- sysEeas ia small
lases *ilasut suasesii.4ls 1aral. DeC persist
s-ea la slea loiug si.l sorz e. snta4l trouo.e.
Il. s. not a good excuse. taere40re. u behalf q
in llfi1us sialleratioHs lhas there b aot
enough el tls-i a1soeosi Al orc time - DO
injury There - sacl a thing a. a eun4iatiFs
eitse1 pFoc1cst by repetltiea- ms intro
l8c-ioa # eE.cory S defended GA ths groun1
Lile % really Improves lhe eallse, ansi aoss I'D
ns4seoLef ID Lla ds.axes has %. Aasseu says
thst ehieogy Is. ia presouged ass, Injurious -
bea.zt. -pgosluciag aeaT-11ru. tramp ia ths
stomach. loss of appetite, aceiss "a tns mouth,
c0nsfl lalioa. With insermiElent disrFnosa,
weakaesz ol The luahs. tresa0l.nz, slsepiessEe>z
and drunken cloediiness ~ The sensss'
Professor Beer. ta- Nicaa4 cc1list, says that
ehicoFy produces blnda-ss
Tas aaui-efatiola via zhlch the plblic ara
most familiar are taose which afTcct dairy
psoancts, because last now there is good
deal oi .egislatirg going ca relating 70 oieo-
margarine. The chief adalteralions of but
ser are fas from pork, colnm0nly known as
asatral lard. aud cotton saed Oil Cheese .
sdalisrafed with animal and vegetab.e fats
laere IS a irss manufacture going on IN The
NesI II cheese made from uilk from which
the cream has been entirely extracted by the
separator process. TIE ioss beng inGlte Up by
the use os lard Thee lard clecses nre e.
ported d Earope, aud ara seriously iHJurins
the American cheese trade. Other aduitera-
tons IN tho manGfacturc Of cheese are cleo,
cotton seed OH and low grades - butter
MOST DANGEROUS PRACTICE
The most dangerous OF all food swindling
practices is that which lowers the nutritive
quality Of Sniilk. I,s direct eject IS largely
upon infants and small chlldren. IL i the
opinion OF Ehe abless medical observers that
bali OK the infant mortality IN our cities Is
due 20 sophisticated mix. Professor Wiley
OF the department Of agriculture asserts that
1T l. doubtful whether 10 per cent Of the
milk that reaches the table Is pure The
principal adulterant OF milk ia these modern
times Is water. The cream Is skinned and
water = added % restore IL bulk AID weight.
The color IS restored by coloring matters.
The condiments are more adulteratcd than
any other solid food substances Nearly al
mustard sold has an addition OF flower. This IS
permitted By the Eagiish and the New York
law II the fact Of the mixture is conspicu-
OEsiy stated ON the label. Usually it is rot
50 stated. and The article i sold &c pure mus
tard. Gypsum IS another modern adulterant
ol mustard. Pepper suffers from additions
like ground beans and rice, with mustard
huils % give puug=acy. the fact was nen-
toned IL the pres recently that New Y Tork
spice manufacturer had grouEd up 5000
pounds Of cocoannt husks gor adulteration
purposes. The dificulty OF procuring pure
olivc oil IN tbs country st the present time
- vel known. The adulteruDt, or, perhaps,
properly speaking, the substitute. is cotton
ssed oil 10 doubt this new southern product
Is wholesome and not UNPLEASANT 70 the taste,
but when ten cents worth OF Il is made 70 90
detv for dollars wortn II the extract OF tho
olive fruit it is rendered tho medium OF a
swindie Il is CHARGED that some bakers
utilize musty -four in bread making, whiten-
iug Il with alum and swee.eu.ng II with sui
phate u copper. In sofne Of the cheap hal-
ing powders sold there are considerable per-
eentases u lime snd alum.
LEss CHEATING THAN FonMERLy-
In tea. coffee and sugar there is less cheat
in- tbaa formerly, duc To the cteapenng Il
tie market value Of the articles Where
there Is fierce competition between grocers
CA the same BLOCK IN these stsples the cheat
ing is more likely % be in short weight. OF
the three articles mentioned, tea, Icing the
most expensive. IS tamperei with most By
adultcrators The chief fraud q the present
| day i the Introduction of tea leaves that
have been used some years ago in London
toe employment Of second hand tea leaves rs
an adulterator was 50 general that there were
eight establishments there for the purpose OF
res,ry ing theSo leaves. Accnts were employ
al 70 buy them up at hotels, restaurants and
other places at eil pence 70 pence per
firesl with q solution of gum and redried-
/ Il they were intended for black toa thovwere
mixed wi.h rosa and pink and black leal TO
ato face them. IS toe trade term IS Such
fxcC up te17 as aro discovered IN New York
az tic present time were adul,erated in
I China. uiere there ars much beftcr con-
venielccs for their manipulation than here.
Beside exhausted leaves. the lea IS of ctlcr
/ pants and tsres. which bear a resemblance to
tao Ten leaf. arr rla-le by tho alulterctors 70
/ pass f5r st. The lraud can hardly te detected
vllhcg. t1o ni-rcscorc
/ The rsrirr ~ cl.eorv vith ground coffee
/ Ter saio is permitted by the Eosv Tors law.
I provi.iei tls whole compound conFains not
/ lsss than 20 ncr cent. 90 coffee end the exact
| perrsn ntage cf coffee be painted uron tbe label
I of sach pocka1s. BIT thou1h chi-ory Is ffS
/ qgeusiv riixeI r.ia tie groisnd cosTee cold IN
{ New \ ork kosse1eeners vi3 ret te able 30
recali mauv Instances rnere they have sen
/ TIE fact aunonocci on the label Eea9iv
I elwsy IS tie artieie IS o.d fer pare cof7ca. end
whsl 10 is the retailer j. violating the INV
1ni dctaudinE The cr tcraar Ire ether
usual ai. terlafs o. s-roga.. coffee air Ground
pros ard eeis ana TIE cereals s fnv years
1 a-1 ereund date stones were used. AMI Tho
/ sad WIS sold rfH.ar tae Tarln of ..'4te raf-